Yagnesh Maheshkumar Naidu
Canberra,ACT
Summary
I am an engineer and researcher with a background in mechatronics and physics. My experience spans defence, robotics, quantum technologies, and medical device development. As a passionate and driven engineering professional with hands-on experience in technical leadership, research, and innovative project development, I am eager to contribute my skills to your team. My background in STEM, coupled with my roles as a Research Assistant and Technical Intern, has equipped me with a solid foundation in engineering principles and collaborative problem-solving. Furthermore, I have been working on building my own startup over the last year and half, gaining hands-on experience in business strategy, customer engagement, and prototype development. I am excited about the opportunity to drive impactful projects and foster a culture of innovation within your organisation.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Technical Engineering Lead
Viortec
10.2024 - Current
- My primary role so far has been in developing Design & Development (D&D) Process for the company
- This involved many specific tasks that contributed to the development of the overall D&D process specific to the needs and requirements of the company, that focused on creating a lean workflow that enables quick iteration, allowing designs to move efficiently from ideation to manufacturing
- My task involved researching various D&D methodologies and creating a customised process suited to the company’s scale, resources, and workflows
- I am currently creating documentation for each D&D stage to ensure regulatory compliance while capturing essential design and review data
- Furthermore, I am ensuring structured documentation is maintained to retain critical design insights, streamline team collaboration, and support efficient decision-making
STEM Cadet
CASG (Capabilities Acquisition and Sustainment Group)
07.2023 - 07.2024
- I worked here as a STEM cadet under the AIR6502 Team
- I worked on several different areas including requirements analysis, requirements writing, writing, and proof-reading engineering documents and assisting with other tasks to support the team in meeting project specific deadlines
- Gained experience in writing and editing critical documents linking directly to project specific outcomes.
- Followed protocols and procedures to perform tasks quickly and minimise mistakes.
Research Assistant
University of Canberra
04.2023 - 11.2023
- I worked as a research assistant at the Collaborative Robotics lab in UC under Damith Herath
- I worked on two projects here which focused on robotic art
- The first project was designing and building a Hexapod for a choreographic display that emulates animalistic behaviours and the second was manipulating two robotic arms to engage in a choreographic dialogue to personify human intimacy
- This work involved circuit design, power system design, CAD design for components of the robot, python programming, ROS implementation, and mechanical design
Technical intern
Vibedynamics
11.2022 - 06.2023
- I cannot disclose specific details of my work due to signing a restrictive NDA
- The work involved developing a new medical aid device prototype
- I worked on developing this prototype for the initial stage of testing to validate the concept
- The tasks involved BLE communication, Arduino programming, PCB design & CAD (Fusion 360)
Engineering R&D Project
CGA (Centre for Gravitational Astrophysics)
07.2021 - 11.2021
- This project involved making a fibre optic interferometer for sub-micron scale vibrational sensing
- I had to design and assemble a fibre-optic interferometer for which I had to learn about fibre-optics and understand key principles in signal processing, interferometry, optical alignment, FPGA programming and data and signal processing using Matlab
- This project concluded with the successful design and arrangement of a fibre optic interferometer that was capable of detecting signals in the sub-micron scale with minimal cross-talk
- I also gained valuable report writing and presentation skills from this project
Engineering R&D Project
Research school of Physics NEMS Team
02.2021 - 05.2021
- This project focused on attempting to create a monolayer substrate and characterising its properties for its use in Nanoelectromechanical systems
- I gained experience in exfoliating MoS2 bulk material into thinner layers and characterising potential samples using SHG technique (a Non-linear optical characterising technique)
- The project concluded with a successful characterisation of 8 samples which could be used by the team for further experimentation
EQUS Summer Internship Program
11.2020 - 02.2021
- The objective was to design, simulate and test a tuneable microwave bandpass filter for quantum sensing applications
- The design and simulation parts were done virtually via zoom
- For the design I used Fusion 360 AutoCAD and for the simulation I used COMSOL Multiphysics
- The design and simulation gave me key insights into the standard engineering process of designing based on technical specification
- I was also learnt about waveguides and microwave transmission/reflectivity profile analysis
- The testing and construction was done in person, hence I had to travel to UQ and stay in Brisbane for 2 weeks
- I gained valuable knowledge regarding quantum computers and was able to work with one
- I also got hands on experience with assembling equipment, soldering SMA ports and using a Network analyser
- The final design did not produce the desired results due to reasons unknown, however it did provide a lot of valuable insights into designing future bandpass filters
Summer Scholars Research Project
Diamond Quantum Science Team
12.2019 - 02.2020
- Performed a computer simulation modelling a sophisticated electromagnet that was to be used in NMR spectroscopy and sensitive quantum microscopy
- Gained experience working with COMSOL (multiphysics) simulation package
- Gained valuable researching skills in finding different techniques to achieve the end goal
Education
Bachelor of Engineering Research and Development (R&D) (Honours) and Bachelor of Science Double Degree -
Australian National University (ANU)
07.2024
Skills
- Strong organisational skills
- Teamwork and team management
- Critical thinking
- Fast-Paced Environment Adaptability
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- MS Suite (Word, Excel and Powerpoint)
- Strong programming skills in Python and C
- Skilled in Matlab and VHDL
- Strong Research and report writing skills
- Skilled at writing technical documents
- Prototype development skills
- PCB and Schematic design
- CAD design using Fusion 360
Languages
English
Tamil
Telugu
Hindi
Timeline
Technical Engineering Lead
Viortec
10.2024 - Current
STEM Cadet
CASG (Capabilities Acquisition and Sustainment Group)
07.2023 - 07.2024
Research Assistant
University of Canberra
04.2023 - 11.2023
Technical intern
Vibedynamics
11.2022 - 06.2023
Engineering R&D Project
CGA (Centre for Gravitational Astrophysics)
07.2021 - 11.2021
Engineering R&D Project
Research school of Physics NEMS Team
02.2021 - 05.2021
EQUS Summer Internship Program
11.2020 - 02.2021
Summer Scholars Research Project
Diamond Quantum Science Team
12.2019 - 02.2020
Bachelor of Engineering Research and Development (R&D) (Honours) and Bachelor of Science Double Degree -
Australian National University (ANU)
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